Swinging window.



No. 892,444. I PATENTED JULY 7, 1908. G. H. PARKER.

SWINGING WINDOW.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 13. 1906- :nlllllm I I l za.

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"I VENTOH WITNESSES PATBNTBD JULY 7, 1908.

G. H. PARKER.

SWINGING WINDOW.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 13. 1900.

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(LrIQLI/ENTOH WITNESSES wywf 1 To all whom it may concern:

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UNITED GEORGE HENRY PARKER, Oh RLl'NGTlOi-N' SW'INGING- WINDU'W.

Application filed :s'ep

ipec'ncation of Letters Patent.

Iatented July '7', 1908;

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Be it known that l, Gannon l'l'nanv PARKER, residing at Arlington, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Swinging Windows, of which the following is a full, clear, and. exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

.This invention relates to window cmistruction and more particularly to the construction of swinging sashes.

One of the objects of the invention. is to provide a more simple construction for enabling a window sash to be ung out oi' its normal path of travel.

Another object is to provide a stronger and more efficient means for pivotally supporting a sash within the frame and. for holding the same against swinging when in normal posi- A further object is to provide a construction'of the above type wherein the joints between the relatively movable parts shall be tight, thereby preventing thepassageofdust, water or other foreign matter therethrough.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in partpointecl out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of clements and arrangement of parts which. will be exemplified in the construction herein de- 'scribed and the scope of the ap 'ilicatioo of which will be indicated in the followingclaims.

- In the accompanying drawings, wherein illustrated one of the several possible embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 a view in perspective of a portion of a frame and swinging sash showing the same. 2 is a similar view of a side stile of asasabrokcn into several parts so as better to illustrate the relative arrangement of the several oper ative parts constituting my invention; Fig. 3 is a similar view of certain of the operative parts of my invention.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Before proceeding with a description o f the specific structure of this embodiment of my invention and the arrangement of the relative arts constituting thesanie, it may here be noted that the use of swinging sas e as here tofore constructed has in a great measure proven unsatisfacto'r by reason of the fact that dust, cinders, water and other foreign substances work their way through the crevices bet-ween the relatively.movablo parts, and, although several methods of eliminating this defect have been proposed, none has provon entirely successful. Also, in former constructions diflirulties have been (an-cum tcred in swinging; heavy sashes. l have therefore found it desirable, in eliminating the above objections, to provide means which not only enables sashes of an weigh-t to be readily swung within the frame, but which will also absolutely prevent water, oinders or other foreign substances from entering the strswture through the crevices between the relatively movable parts of the sash.

Referring now to the accompanving; drawl inilii-ates a portion of the frame, proled with the usual front and rear stops -nd 3 respectively. which serve as guiding means for the sliding sash. The sash, which is shown at l, is mounted to swing within the frame, and, in order to accomplish this object in a simple manner, I mount pivotaliv upon each of the side stiles thereof a pair of runners 5 which slide and are retained to tween the front and rear stops of the frame. The side stiles of the sash provided with semi-oircular recesses 6, and similar recesses 7 are formed in runners 5. These recesses, wh n in registry, as when the sash occupies normal position. in the frame, form a circular opening extending from the top to the bottom of the sash between therunhers and the side stiles of said sash. Localei'l within recesses ti and 7 is a split rod 8, one member 9 of which is supported by means of stud l0 and flange 11 upon the side stile of the sash, as by means of screws which enter opening. in said lianges, the other of said integral members, 12, being sii'nilarly secured upon the neighboring runner. 'lhe l'ne'mbers of split rod 8 areconnccted by means of pivot 13, so that one may swing with relation to the otheiy as when it is desired to swing the sash from the frame. llnciri' ling the-split rod upon either side of the sash a split tube '14-, the parts of whichare recessed as at 1:3 to clear the studs which support the members of the split rod. The members of split rod 8 have mounted thereon, at their opposite ends, plates 16 which .are seen ed to the upper and lowerportions of the sash and the tate the split tube.

Having thus described my invention, the operation thereof, which should to a large extent be obvious, is substantially as follows: Tubes 14, when they look the sash against swinging within the frame, occu y a position approximating that shown in 1g. 1 of the drawing, 'i. e., with the meeting points of the parts of the tube out of registry with the meeting edges of the parts constituting the split rod; and when in this position it will be noted that the sections of said tube not only form an efficient lock for the sash, but constitute an effective shield extending from the top to the bottom of the sash and revent the entrance between the same and t e runners of water, dust, ashes or other foreign substances. When, however, it is desired to swing the sash within the frame, as for ventilating purposes or when it is desired to wash the opposite side of the glass, it is only necessary to turn split tube 14 by any suitable turning means to bring the abutting edges in registry with the meeting faces of the members which constitute the split rod, as shown in Fig. 2. the sash from its locked condition and permits the same to swing freely u on its pivotal supports. It will according y be apparent that I have provided a simple an efficient construction and one well adapted to attain the various ends and objects above pointed out and others not mentioned here- 45.

above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, I intend that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I desire it also to be understood that the tended to cover all of the generic and specific This operation releases features of the invention herein-described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I v 1. In window construction, in combination, a frame having the usual guiding stops, a sash having upon either side a runner which is adapted to slide but to be retained by said stops, a split rod positioned between each of said runners and the adjacent side stile of said sash, a pivotal connection betweensaid runners and the members comprising the parts of said rod, an d a split tube inclosing each split rod adapted when, ro-

tated to one position to ermit the parts of said rod to move with re ation to each other whereby the sash may be swung and when rotated to another position to prevent such relative movement whereby the sash is held stationary.

2. In window construction, in combination, a frame having the usual guiding stops, a sash having a longitudinally extending recess' in each of its side stiles, a member mounted in each of said recesses, a .pair of runners each of which is provided with a longitudinally extending recess, a member mounted in each of said recesses, a pivotal connection between the members located in the sash and the members located in said runners whereby the sash is supported for swinging, and a split tubular means inclosing each pair of pivotally connected members and adapted to rotate to different positions whereby the sash may be permitted to swing closure between the sashand its runners.

v In window construction, in combination, a sash having su ports disposed upon either side thereof, a sp it key rod positioned between each support and the adjacent side stile of the sash, a pivotal connection be-' tween said supports and the members comprising the parts of said key rod, and a s lit tube inclosing each key rod ada ted w en rotated to one position to permit t 1e parts of 

